Private Arizona Memorial Bowfin Submarine and Honolulu City Tour
Description
Are you someone who does not like wasting precious vacation time and does not want to deal with sitting on a tour bus with 30-60 other people? Then our private Tour of Pearl Harbor, Arizona Memorial, Bowfin Submarine, and a short Honolulu city tour is just the tour you need. Instead of extensive group tours with a bus with around 50-60 people, why not ride to Pearl Harbor in a comfortable, private minivan that will take you directly to Pearl Harbor? Our professional chauffeur speaks fluent English and will take you to Pearl Harbor National Memorial. Once you have arrived at the Pearl Harbor Visitor’s Center, our chauffeur will take and give you an orientation and provide you with the tickets for your tour. With this tour, there is no need to get up before sunrise to stand in line with thousands of other people to see if you can get an Arizona Memorial ticket. Tickets for the USS Arizona Memorial, are included for you on this tour.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Pearl Harbor Visitor Center Two museums, “Road to War” and “Attack” Watch the original footage video of the Japanese surprise attack on December 7, 1941 Ride the U.S. Navy shuttle boat to Arizona Memorial Monument
USS Bowfin Submarine Bowfin Submarine Museum + audio set tour
Short drive through Honolulu City Tour viewing: Historical Downtown Honolulu Iolani palace Hawaii State Capitol Golden statue of King Kamehameha the Great Washington Place Punchbowl National Memorial Cemetery
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
For this tour, we pick up clients from any hotel in the Waikiki area, Honolulu port, and Honolulu airport without an extra fee. Those not staying in one of these 3 locations can come to these 3 locations, and we will pick them up there. We will contact you on the day before the tour to confirm pickup details. If you are on a ship, please contact us on the day before the tour for pickup details. No bags of any kind, brand, size, color, or for any reason are allowed to enter the Pearl Harbor visitor center. Please absolutely bring no bags with you. Bags may not be left inside our tour vehicle. If you have a bag, you will need to check them into the visitor center bag storage. This costs money, and you may have to wait in a long line to check in your bags. You may lose a portion of your tour, or your Arizona boat ticket may expire. Please do not bring any bag of any size, color, or brand with you for any purpose. (Clear see-through bags are permitted). We do not carry nor do we have space for luggage of any kind. It will not fit in the vehicle. Tour and ticket times may change based on traffic, federal government regulations, or new Pearl Harbor restrictions. While tickets are included in all of our Pearl Harbor tours, there are a few times a year there are situations that arise when tickets are not available to us. In this case, we will use the standby procedure by NPS ( National Park Service ) will be used. The U.S. Navy has the right to cancel the Arizona Memorial shuttle boat at any time due to public safety. However, we have no control over the U.S. navy or other organizations in charge. Ford Island is part of the active military base, Joint Base Pearl Harbor – Hickam, and the U.S. Government has the right to restrict access to Ford Island without notice. This is beyond our control, and we follow the federal agency's rules.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(2)
This tour is not what we expected. We (party of 9) were picked up at the location specified by our driver. He drove us to Pearl Harbor (around 10am arrival) and we were walked to security and then we were on our own. I didn't realize that we would not have him inside the park, I read later that tour guides were not allowed in the National Park. Please note that you cannot bring a purse in the park unless it is small and clear. Please check for the rules before you go. We were told to meet back at the parking lot at 3:30. Tickets to the Arizona were given to us, we had a 11:30 time slot, tickets are free, and tickets to the Bowfin submarine ($22.00ea) It was more than enough time in the park. Our driver was a chauffeur and not so much a tour guide. We would have appreciated the option of notifying him that we were finished with the park. We did not need 5 hrs. We had a soda or water and a granola bar as a snack. The national cemetery is only a drive through, we couldn't get out and walk around. Disappointing. In the description of What's included, says a t-shirt is a special gift. I thought we would all get a shirt, we got one. We drove through Honolulu saw what was on the list of things to see, stopped by the Golden statue of King Kamehameha the Great. Was taken back to the port. This was an expensive tour, 2395.00 for 9 people. I don't feel this was worth the money. I can't understand why this was so expensive when the Park is free and we had a short tour after. We used Viator in Hilo ( Valcano's National Park) and that tour was outstanding. It was 1000.00 less.
Dear Julianne, Aloha Thank you for giving us the opportunity to serve you. However, we must respectfully disagree with your assertions about this tour. First, you mention that the Arizona Memorial Ticket is free. That is not correct. You can walk into the visitor center for free. The Arizona Memorial ticket is not free. If you want to stand in line with a group pf 9 people at the Arizona Memorial and hope there is an opening for all of you, then that is free. For us, these tickets are not free. May not realize this but hose nine reserved tickets for the Arizona Memorial that the driver put into your hand were reserved two months in advance in competition with 500 other tour companies. These tickets sold out in less than half a second, two months ago. We reserved them, we paid for them, and we put them in your hand. That is why you walked into Pearl Harbor, sat on a US Navy boat, and went to the monument instead of waiting for hours in line. You said that the driver didn't follow you into the park. He walked you into the visitor center, gave you an orientation in the visitor center and gave you the tickets in the visitor center. He was with you everywhere he was legally able to go. The places he did not go were where it is against the law. In addition, everything you need is in the visitor center. The only thing the driver would be doing is hanging around you which is not necessary. You mention not being able to stop at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Are you willing to break State Laws? No commercial vehicle is allowed to stop and let people out at Punchbowl Cemetery. It is against the law and it is strictly enforced. This is not a regular tourist spot. It is an active cemetery. If there were no regulations against letting groups of people from tour vehicles out in the cemetery, It will quickly turn into a zoo. This is the last thing that our heroes and their families deserve. You paid for private transportation. In the vehicle, there were just the nine of you rather than a full bus or van with many other people. We set aside the vehicle and the driver for you. You didn't have to worry about him being late or having to make multiple stops picking up people who may or may not be ready or who may or may not be in the right place. This is the advantage of a private tour. Of course, for this, you would need to pay extra for a better class of service. You mention only getting one T-Shirt. It is a free gift from our company as a small sign of appreciation. As mentioned on your confirmation, they are given out one per reservation not one per person. We are happy that you enjoyed going to Volcanoes National Park. However, you must remember that that National Park is not equivalent to the Pearl Harbor National Memorial. Pearl Harbor is the scene of an attack, people died there and some are buried there. There are many other factors that go in to Pearl Harbor that are different from National Parks they are not the same and should not be compared. Once again, thank you for giving us the opportunity to serve you.
This was a wonderful half day trip! The history of Pearl Harbor is sobbing. Our driver had lots of knowledge, answered our questions and was very personable.
Dear Client Aloha Thank you for choosing Hawaii Luxury Travel Concierge and Limousines for your Pearl Harbor tours, and mahalo for writing a five-star review for us online. We are so glad that you love everything about your tour. Please contact us on your next trip and allow us to serve you. Until that time, God bless you.
